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This is a list of nicknames of Major League Baseball teams and players. It includes a complete list of nicknames of players in the Baseball Hall of Fame, a list of nicknames of current players, nicknames of popular players who have played for each major league team, and lists of nicknames grouped into particular categories (e.g., ethnic nicknames, personality trait nicknames etc.).[1] It also includes a list of nicknames of current Major League teams. Sports journalists, broadcasters and fans commonly refer to teams by a wide variety of nicknames. Many of the names are so established that newspapers routinely use the names in headlines.
Player nicknames
[edit]Hall of Fame inductees
[edit]Player | Career | Nickname | Team Inducted As | Ref |
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Henry Louis Aaron | 1954–1976 | "Hammer", "Hammerin' Hank" or "Bad Henry" | Milwaukee Braves | [2] |
Grover Cleveland Alexander | 1911–1930 | "Old Pete" | Philadelphia Phillies | [2] |
Roberto Alomar Velazquez | 1988–2004 | "Robbie" | Toronto Blue Jays | |
Walter Alston | 1954–1976 | "Smokey", or "The Quiet Man" | Los Angeles Dodgers | [2] |
George Anderson | 1970–1995 | "Sparky" or "Captain Hook" | Cincinnati Reds | [2] |
Adrian Anson | 1871–1897 | "Cap", "Pop", "Uncle" or "Captain" | Chicago White Stockings | [2] |
Luis Aparicio | 1956–1973 | "Little Louie" | Chicago White Sox | [2] |
Luke Appling | 1930–1950 | "Old Aches & Pains", "Luscious Luke", "Fumblefoot" or "Kid Boots" | Chicago White Sox | [3] |
Richie Ashburn | 1948–1962 | "Putt-Putt", "Whitey", or "The Tilden Flash" | Philadelphia Phillies | [2] |
Earl Averill | 1929–1941 | "Rock" or "Earl of Snohomish" | Cleveland Indians | [2] |
Frank Baker | 1908–1922 | "Home Run" | Philadelphia Athletics | [2] |
Dave Bancroft | 1915–1930 | "Beauty" | Philadelphia Phillies | [2] |
Ernie Banks | 1953–1971 | "Mr. Cub" | Chicago Cubs | [2] |
Jake Beckley | 1888–1907 | "Eagle Eye" | Pittsburgh Pirates | [2] |
James Bell | 1922–1938, 1942, 1947–1950 | "Cool Papa" | St. Louis Stars | [2] |
Johnny Bench | 1967–1983 | "Little General" | Cincinnati Reds | [2] |
Charles Bender | 1903–1925 | "Chief" | Philadelphia Athletics | [2] |
Lawrence Peter Berra | 1946–1965 | "Yogi" | New York Yankees | [2] |
Wade Boggs | 1982–1999 | "Chicken Man" | Boston Red Sox | [2] |
Jim Bottomley | 1922–1937 | "Sunny Jim" | St. Louis Cardinals | [2] |
Roger Bresnahan | 1897–1915 | "The Duke of Tralee" | New York Giants | [2] |
Lou Brock | 1961–1979 | "The Franchise" | St. Louis Cardinals | [4] |
Dan Brouthers | 1879–1896 | "Big Dan" or "Alderman" | Buffalo Bisons | [2] |
Mordecai Brown | 1903–1916 | "Three Finger" or "Miner" | Chicago Cubs | [2] |
Jesse Burkett | 1890–1905 | "Crab" | Cleveland Spiders | |
Roy Campanella | 1948–1957 | "Campy" | Brooklyn Dodgers | |
Max Carey | 1910–1929 | "Scoops" | Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Steve Carlton | 1965–1988 | "Lefty" | Philadelphia Phillies | |
Gary Carter | 1974–1992 | "The Kid" | Montreal Expos | |
Orlando Cepeda | 1958–1974 | "Baby Bull" or "Cha Cha" | San Francisco Giants | |
Frank Chance | 1898–1914 | "Husk", "The Peerless Leader" and part of "Tinker to Evers to Chance" | Chicago Cubs | |
Albert Chandler | 1945–1951 | "Happy" | N/A | |
Jack Chesbro | 1899–1909 | "Happy Jack" | New York Yankees | [5] |
Fred Clarke | 1897–1915 | "Cap" | Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Roberto Clemente | 1955–1972 | "Arriba" or "Bob" | Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Ty Cobb | 1905–1928 | "The Georgia Peach" | Detroit Tigers | |
Mickey Cochrane | 1925–1937 | "Black Mike" or "Mickey" | Detroit Tigers | |
Eddie Collins | 1906–1930 | "Cocky" | Philadelphia Athletics | |
Earle Combs | 1924–1935 | "The Kentucky Colonel" | New York Yankees | |
Charlie Comiskey | 1882–1894 | "Commy" or "The Old Roman" | N/A | |
John Conlan | 1941–1965 | "Jocko" | N/A | |
Stan Coveleski | 1912–1928 | "Covey" | Cleveland Indians | |
Sam Crawford | 1899–1917 | "Wahoo Sam" | Detroit Tigers | |
William Cummings | 1872–1877 | "Candy" | Hartford Dark Blues | |
Kiki Cuyler | 1921–1938 | "Kiki" or "Cuy" | Chicago Cubs | |
Jay Dean | 1930–1941 | "Diz", "Dizzy" or "The Great Man" | St. Louis Cardinals | |
Ed Delahanty | 1888–1903 | "Big Ed" | Philadelphia Phillies | |
Joe DiMaggio | 1936–1951 | "The Yankee Clipper" or "Joltin Joe" | New York Yankees | |
Don Drysdale | 1956–1969 | "Big D" | Los Angeles Dodgers | |
Hugh Duffy | 1888–1906 | "Sir Hugh" | Boston Beaneaters | |
Leo Durocher | 1925–1973 | "The Lip" or "Lippy" | Brooklyn Dodgers | |
Dennis Eckersley | 1975–1998 | "The Eck" | Oakland Athletics | |
Johnny Evers | 1902–1929 | "The Crab", "Trojan" and part of "Tinker to Evers to Chance" | Chicago Cubs | |
Buck Ewing | 1880–1897 | "Buck" | New York Gothams | |
Red Faber | 1914–1933 | "Red" | Chicago White Sox | |
Bob Feller | 1936–1956 | "Rapid Robert" or "The Heater From Van Meter" | Cleveland Indians | |
Rollie Fingers | 1968–1985 | "Rollie" | Oakland Athletics | |
Carlton Fisk | 1969–1993 | "Pudge" | Boston Red Sox | |
Whitey Ford | 1950–1967 | "Whitey", "The Chairman of the Board", or "Slick" | New York Yankees | |
Rube Foster | 1902–1926 | "Rube" | Chicago American Giants | |
Nellie Fox | 1947–1965 | "Nellie", "Little Nel", or "The Mighty Mite" | Chicago White Sox | |
Jimmie Foxx | 1925–1945 | "Beast" or "Double X" | Boston Red Sox | |
Frankie Frisch | 1919–1937 | "The Fordham Flash" | St. Louis Cardinals | |
Pud Galvin | 1875–1892 | "Pud", "Gentle Jeems", or "The Little Steam Engine" | Buffalo Bisons | |
Lou Gehrig | 1923–1939 | "The Iron Horse" or "Buster" or "Biscuit Pants" | New York Yankees | |
Charlie Gehringer | 1924–1942 | "The Mechanical Man" and one of Detroit's "G-Men" | Detroit Tigers | |
Bob Gibson | 1959–1975 | "Hoot" or "Gibby" | St. Louis Cardinals | |
Lefty Gomez | 1930–1943 | "Lefty" or "Goofy" | New York Yankees | |
Goose Goslin | 1921–1938 | "Goose" and one of Detroit's "G-Men" | Washington Senators | |
Rich Gossage | 1972–1994 | "Goose" | New York Yankees | |
Hank Greenberg | 1930–1947 | "Hammerin' Hank" and one of Detroit's "G-Men" | Detroit Tigers | |
Clark Griffith | 1901–1920 | "The Old Fox" | N/A | |
Burleigh Grimes | 1916–1934 | "Ol' Stubblebeard" | Brooklyn Dodgers | |
Lefty Grove | 1925–1941 | "Lefty" | Boston Red Sox | |
Vladimir Guerrero | 1996–2011 | "Super Vlad", "Vlad the Impaler" or "Big Daddy Vladdy" | Anaheim Angels | |
Tony Gwynn | 1982–2001 | "Captain Video" or "Mr. Padre" | San Diego Padres | |
Chick Hafey | 1924–1937 | "Chick" | St. Louis Cardinals | |
Jesse Haines | 1918–1937 | "Pop" | St. Louis Cardinals | |
Billy Hamilton | 1888–1901 | "Sliding Billy" | Boston Beaneaters | |
Ned Hanlon | 1880–1907 | "Ned" | Baltimore Orioles (NL) | |
Bucky Harris | 1919–1956 | "Bucky" | Washington Senators | |
Gabby Hartnett | 1922–1941 | "Gabby" or "Old Tomato Face" | Chicago Cubs | |
Harry Heilmann | 1914–1932 | "Slug" | Detroit Tigers | |
Harry Hooper | 1909–1925 | "Hoop" | Boston Red Sox | |
Rogers Hornsby | 1915–1937 | "Rajah" | St. Louis Cardinals | |
Waite Hoyt | 1918–1938 | "Schoolboy" | New York Yankees | |
Carl Hubbell | 1928–1943 | "King Carl" or "The Meal Ticket" | New York Giants | |
Catfish Hunter | 1965–1979 | "Catfish" | N/A | |
Monte Irvin | 1949–1956 | "Mr. Murder" | Newark Eagles | |
Reggie Jackson | 1967–1987 | "Mr. October" | New York Yankees | |
Travis Jackson | 1922–1936 | "Stonewall" | New York Giants | |
Ferguson Jenkins | 1965–1983 | "Fly" or "Fergie" | Chicago Cubs | |
Hughie Jennings | 1891–1924 | "Ee-Yah" | Baltimore Orioles (NL) | |
Bancroft Johnson | 1900–1927 | "Ban" | N/A | |
Walter Johnson | 1907–1927 | "The Big Train" or "Barney" | Washington Senators | |
Al Kaline | 1953–1974 | "Salty", "Line", or "Mr. Tiger" | Detroit Tigers | |
Tim Keefe | 1880–1893 | "Smiling Tim" or "Sir Timothy" | New York Giants | |
Willie Keeler | 1892–1910 | "Wee Willie" or "Hit 'Em Where They Ain't" | New York Highlanders | |
George Kelly | 1915–1932 | "Highpockets" | New York Giants | |
King Kelly | 1878–1893 | "Honest Joe" or "King" | Chicago White Stockings | |
Harmon Killebrew | 1954–1975 | "Killer" | Minnesota Twins | |
Chuck Klein | 1928–1944 | "The Hoosier Hammerer" | Philadelphia Phillies | |
Sandy Koufax | 1955–1966 | "The Left Arm of God", "Dandy Sandy" | Los Angeles Dodgers | [6] |
Nap Lajoie | 1896–1916 | "Larry" or "Poli" or "Nap" | Cleveland Indians | |
Tony Lazzeri | 1926–1939 | "Poosh 'Em Up Tony" | New York Yankees | |
Buck Leonard | 1933–1950 | "Buck" | Homestead Grays | |
Freddie Lindstrom | 1924–1936 | "Lindy" | New York Giants | |
John Henry Lloyd | 1906–1932 | "Pop" | New York Lincoln Giants | |
Ernie Lombardi | 1931–1947 | "Bocci" or "Schnozz" | Cincinnati Reds | |
Ted Lyons | 1923–1946 | "Sunday Teddy" | Chicago White Sox | |
Connie Mack | 1894–1950 | "Connie", "Mr. Baseball", or "The Tall Tactician" | Philadelphia Athletics | |
Greg Maddux | 1986–2008 | "Mad Dog" or "The Professor" | N/A | |
Mickey Mantle | 1951–1968 | "The Mick", "The Commerce Comet", or "Muscles" | New York Yankees | |
Heinie Manush | 1923–1939 | "Heinie" | Washington Senators | |
Rabbit Maranville | 1912–1935 | "Rabbit" | Boston Braves | |
Juan Marichal | 1960–1975 | "Manito", "Mar", or "The Dominican Dandy" | San Francisco Giants | |
Rube Marquard | 1908–1925 | "Rube" | New York Giants | |
Christy Mathewson | 1900–1916 | "Big Six", "Matty", or "The Christian Gentleman" | New York Giants | |
Willie Mays | 1951–1973 | "The Say Hey Kid" | San Francisco Giants | |
Bill Mazeroski | 1956–1972 | "Maz" | Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Joe McCarthy | 1926–1950 | "Marse Joe" | New York Yankees | |
Willie McCovey | 1959–1980 | "Stretch", "Mac", or "Big Mac" | San Francisco Giants | |
Joe McGinnity | 1899–1908 | "Iron Man" | New York Giants | |
Bill McGowan | 1925–1954 | "Little Joe Chest" | N/A | |
John McGraw | 1899–1932 | "Little Napoleon" or "Mugsy" | New York Giants | |
Bid McPhee | 1882–1899 | "Bid" | Cincinnati Red Stockings | |
Joe Medwick | 1932–1948 | "Ducky" or "Ducky Wucky" | St. Louis Cardinals | |
Johnny Mize | 1936–1953 | "The Big Cat" | St. Louis Cardinals | |
Paul Molitor | 1978–1998 | "The Ignitor" or "Molly" | Milwaukee Brewers | |
Joe Morgan | 1963–1984 | "Little Joe" | Cincinnati Reds | |
Eddie Murray | 1977–1997 | "Steady Eddie" | Baltimore Orioles | |
Stan Musial | 1941–1963 | "Stan the Man" | St. Louis Cardinals | |
Hal Newhouser | 1939–1955 | "Prince Hal" | Detroit Tigers | |
Kid Nichols | 1890–1906 | "Kid" | Boston Beaneaters | |
Phil Niekro | 1964–1987 | "Knucksie" | Atlanta Braves | |
Jim O'Rourke | 1872–1904 | "Orator Jim" | New York Giants | |
Mel Ott | 1926–1947 | "Master Melvin" | New York Giants | |
Satchel Paige | 1948–1953 | "Satchel" | Kansas City Monarchs | |
Jim Palmer | 1965–1984 | "Cakes" | Baltimore Orioles | |
Herb Pennock | 1912–1934 | "The Knight of Kennett Square" | New York Yankees | |
Kirby Puckett | 1984–1995 | "Puck" | Minnesota Twins | |
Charles Radbourn | 1881–1891 | "Old Hoss" | Providence Grays | |
Pee Wee Reese | 1940–1958 | "Pee Wee" or "The Little Colonel" | Brooklyn Dodgers | |
Branch Rickey | 1905–1907, 1913–1925 | "The Mahatma" | N/A | |
Cal Ripken Jr. | 1981–2001 | "Iron Man" | Baltimore Orioles | |
Eppa Rixey | 1912–1933 | "Jeptha" | Cincinnati Reds | |
Phil Rizzuto | 1941–1956 | "Scooter" | New York Yankees | |
Peter Edward | 1963-1986 | “Charlie Hustle” | Cincinnati Reds | |
Brooks Robinson | 1955–1977 | "Hoover" or "The Human Vacuum Cleaner" | Baltimore Orioles | |
Bullet Rogan | 1917, 1920–1938 | "Bullet" | Kansas City Monarchs | |
Red Ruffing | 1924–1947 | "Red" | New York Yankees | |
Amos Rusie | 1889–1901 | "The Hoosier Thunderbolt" | New York Giants | |
Babe Ruth | 1914–1935 | "Babe", "The Bambino", "Sultan of Swat" or "Colossus of Clout" | New York Yankees | [7] |
Nolan Ryan | 1966–1993 | "The Ryan Express" | Texas Rangers | |
Ryne Sandberg | 1981–1997 | "Ryno" | Chicago Cubs | |
Ray Schalk | 1912–1929 | "Cracker" | Chicago White Sox | |
Mike Schmidt | 1972–1989 | "Schmidty" | Philadelphia Phillies | |
Tom Seaver | 1967–1986 | "Tom Terrific" or "The Franchise" | New York Mets | |
Al Simmons | 1924–1944 | "Bucketfoot Al" | Philadelphia Athletics | |
George Sisler | 1915–1930 | "Gorgeous George" | St. Louis Browns | |
Enos Slaughter | 1938–1959 | "Country" | St. Louis Cardinals | |
Ozzie Smith | 1978–1996 | "The Wizard of Oz" or "The Wizard" | St. Louis Cardinals | |
Duke Snider | 1947–1964 | "The Silver Fox" of "Duke" | Brooklyn Dodgers | |
Tris Speaker | 1907–1928 | "Tris", "The Grey Eagle" or "Spoke" | Cleveland Indians | |
Willie Stargell | 1962–1982 | "Pops" | Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Turkey Stearnes | 1920–1942, 1945 | "Turkey" | Detroit Stars | |
Casey Stengel | 1912–1925, 1934–1965 | "Casey" and "The Ol' Perfessor" | New York Yankees | |
Don Sutton | 1966–1988 | "Black & Decker" | Los Angeles Dodgers | |
Bill Terry | 1923–1936 | "Memphis Bill" | New York Giants | |
Frank Thomas | 1990–2008 | "The Big Hurt" | Chicago White Sox | |
Sam Thompson | 1885–1898 | "Big Sam" | Philadelphia Phillies | |
Pie Traynor | 1920–1937 | "Pie" | Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Dazzy Vance | 1915–1935 | "Dazzy" | Brooklyn Dodgers | |
Arky Vaughan | 1932–1948 | "Arky" | Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Rube Waddell | 1897–1910 | "Rube" | Philadelphia Athletics | |
Honus Wagner | 1897–1917 | "The Flying Dutchman" or "Honus" | Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Lloyd Waner | 1927–1945 | "Little Poison" | Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Paul Waner | 1926–1945 | "Big Poison" | Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Earl Weaver | 1968–1986 | "Doodles" | Baltimore Orioles | |
Willie Wells | 1923, 1924–1936, 1942, 1944–1948 | "Devil" | St. Louis Stars | |
Zack Wheat | 1909–1927 | "Buck" | Brooklyn Dodgers | |
Billy Williams | 1959–1976 | "Sweet Swingin' Billy from Whistler" | Chicago Cubs | |
Hack Wilson | 1923–1934 | "Hack" | Chicago Cubs | |
Cyclone Joe Williams | 1910–1932 | "Smokey Joe" or "Cyclone" | New York Lincoln Giants | |
Ted Williams | 1939–1960 | "The Splendid Splinter", "Teddy Ballgame", "Thumper", or "Kid" | Boston Red Sox | |
Dave Winfield | 1973–1995 | "Winny" or the derogatory "Mr. May" | San Diego Padres[8][9] | |
Early Wynn | 1939–1963 | "Gus" | Cleveland Indians | |
Carl Yastrzemski | 1961–1983 | "Yaz" | Boston Red Sox | |
Cy Young | 1890–1911 | "Cy" or "Cyclone" | Cleveland Spiders | |
Ross Youngs | 1917–1926 | "Pep" | New York Giants | |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 1989–2010 | "The Kid" | Seattle Mariners |
Player nicknames by team
[edit]Atlanta Braves players nicknames
[edit]- Hank Aaron, Henry Louis Aaron (1954–1974): "Hammerin' Hank"
- Felipe Alou, Felipe Rojas Alou (1958–1974): "Panque"[10]
- Dusty Baker, Johnnie B. Baker Jr. (1968–1986): "Dusty"[11]
- Steve Bedrosian, Stephen Wayne Bedrosian (1981–1995): "Bedrock"[12]
- Bruce Benedict, Bruce Edwin Benedict (1978–1989): "Retriever",[13] "Eggs"
- Buzz Capra, Lee William Capra (1971–1977): "Buzz"[14]
- Rico Carty, Ricardo Adolfo Jacobo Carty (1963–1979): "Big Boy (Beeg Boy)" or "Rico"[15]
- Chris Chambliss, Carroll Christopher Chambliss (1971–1988): "Silent One"[16]
- Darrell Evans, Darrell Wayne Evans (1969–1989): "Doody",[17] or "Howdy" or "Howdy Doody"[18]
- Rafael Furcal, Rafael Antoni Furcal (2000–2014): "El Enano (The Dwarf)"[19]
- Ralph Garr, Ralph Allen Garr (1968–1980): "Roadrunner"[20] or "Gator"[21]
- Evan Gattis, James Evan Gattis (2013–2018): "El Oso Blanco (The White Bear)"[22]
- Tom Glavine, Thomas Michael Glavine (1987–2008): "The Great Glavine" or "Tommy G"[23]
- Eric Hinske: "Hinske, With His Best Shot"[24]
- Bob Horner, James Robert Horner (1978–1988): "Mr. Ho Mah"[25]
- Andruw Jones, Andruw Rudolf Jones (1996–2012): "The Curaçao Kid"[26]
- Chipper Jones, Larry Wayne Jones (1993–2012): "Chipper"[27]
- Ryan Klesko, Ryan Anthony Klesko: "Rhino"[28]
- Mark Lemke, Mark Alan Lemke (1988–1998): "Dirt" or "The Lemmer"[29]
- Greg Maddux, Gregory Alan Maddux (1986–2008): "Mad Dog" or "The Professor"[30]
- Rabbit Maranville, Walter James Maranville (1912–1920, 1929–1935): "Rabbit"
- Eddie Mathews, Edwin Lee Mathews Jr. (1952–1968): "Eddie Mattress"[31]
- Fred McGriff, Frederick Stanley McGriff (1993–1997): "Crime Dog"[32]
- Dale Murphy, Dale Bryan Murphy (1976–1993): "Murph" or "All-American Boy"[33]
- Phil Niekro, Philip Henry Niekro (1964–1987): "Knucksie"[34]
- Rafael Ramírez, Rafael Emilio Ramírez Peguero (1980–1992): "Raffy"[35]
- John Smoltz, John Andrew Smoltz (1988–2009): "Smoltzie"[36] or "Marmaduke"[37]
- Warren Spahn, Warren Edward Spahn (1942–1965): "The Invincible One"[38]
- Joe Torre, Joseph Paul Torre (1960–1977): "El Chino"[39]
- Bob Uecker, Robert Uecker (1962–1963): "Uke" or "Mr. Baseball"
Baltimore Orioles players nicknames
[edit]- Don Baylor: Don Edward Baylor (1970–1975): "Groove"[40]
- Mark Belanger: Mark Henry Belanger (1965–1982): "The Blade"[41]
- Paul Blair: Paul L. D. Blair (1964–1976): "Motormouth"[42]
- Al Bumbry: Alonza Benjamin Bumbry (1972–1984): "The Bee"[43]
- Butch Davis: Wallace McArthur Davis (1988–1989): "Butch"[44]
- Chris Davis: Christopher Lyn Davis (2008–2020): "Crush"[45]
- Jim Gentile: James Edward Gentile (1960–1963): "Diamond Jim"[46]
- J. J. Hardy: James Jerry Hardy (2011–2017): "JJ"[47]
- Adam Jones (2008–2018): "Mr. Thanksgiving" (For his 2021 Japan Series home run in Game 5, played on the said American holiday, with the Orix Buffaloes)
- Milt Pappas: Miltiades Stergios Papastergios (1957–1965): "Gimpy"[48]
- Barney Pelty: (1903–1912): "The Yiddish Curver"[49]
- Boog Powell: John Wesley Powell (1961–1974): "Boog"[50]
- Cal Ripken: Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr. (1981–2001): "Iron Man"[51]
- Brooks Robinson: Brooks Calbert Robinson (1955–1977): "Human Vacuum Cleaner"[52]
- Frank Robinson: Frank Robinson (1966–1971): "The Judge"[53]
- Buck Showalter: William Nathaniel Showalter, III (manager 2010–2018): "Buck"[54]
- Hoyt Wilhelm: James Hoyt Wilhelm (1958–1962): "Old Sarge"[55]
Boston Red Sox players nicknames
[edit]- Bronson Arroyo (2000–2017): "Saturn Nuts", "Smokey", "Tacks", "Dirty", "BroYo" or "Free Love"[2]
- Andrew Benintendi (2016–2020): "Benny Biceps", "Ben Nintendo"
- Dennis Ray Boyd (1982–1989): "Oil Can Boyd"
- Roger Clemens (1984–1996): "Rocket"[56]
- Dom DiMaggio (1940–1953): "The Little Professor"
- Nomar Garciaparra (1996–2004): "Nomah"[57]
- Bill Lee (1969–1978)": "Spaceman"
- David Ortiz (2003–2016): "Big Papi"[58]
- Dustin Pedroia (2006–2019): "The Laser Show"[59]
- Johnny Pesky (1942–1952): "The Needle"
- Dick Stuart (1963–1964): "Stonefingers"[60][61] (or "Stone Fingers"[62])
- Jason Varitek (1997–2011): "Tek"[63]
- Shane Victorino (2013–2015): "Flyin' Hawaiian"[64]
- Ted Williams (1939–1960): "The Kid", "The Splendid Splinter", "Teddy Ballgame", "The Tunnel"
- Carl Yastrzemski (1961–1983): "Yaz"
- Masataka Yoshida (2023-present): "Macho Man"[65]
- Kevin Youkilis (2004–2012): "Youk" or "The Greek God of Walks"[66]
Chicago Cubs players nicknames
[edit]- Grover Cleveland Alexander: Old Pete
- Ernie Banks: Mr. Cub
- Mordecai Brown: Three-Finger
- Henry Blanco: Hank White
- Ron Cey: Penguin
- Aroldis Chapman: The Cuban Missile
- Andre Dawson: The Hawk
- Leon Durham: Bull
- Mark Grace: Gracie
- Ferguson Jenkins: Fergie
- Greg Maddux: Mad Dog
- Fred McGriff: Crime Dawg
- Rich Gossage: Goose
- Dave Kingman: Kong
- Kyle Hendricks: The Professor
- Gary Matthews: Sarge
- Walt Moryn: Moose
- Bill Nicholson: Swish
- Ryne Sandberg: Ryno
- Sammy Sosa: Slammin Sammy
- Mitch Williams: Wild Thing
- Marvell Wynne: Marvelous
- Carlos Zambrano: Big Z
- Don Zimmer: Popeye
- David Ross: Grandpa Rossy
- Addison Russell: Addison Muscle
- Ben Zobrist: Zorilla
- Kris Bryant: KB K-Boom
- Kyle Schwarber: Schwarbs
- Javier Baez: El Mago (The Magician)
- Albert Almora: Tico
- Alex Avila: Parkman
- Jason Heyward: J-Hey
- John Lackey: Big John
- Jose Quintana: Q
- Ian Happ: Happer
- Anthony Rizzo: Tony
Chicago White Sox players nicknames
[edit]- Dick Allen: "Wampum"
- Sandy Alomar Sr.: "Iron Pony"
- Luis Aparicio: "Little Louie"
- Luke Appling: "Fumblefoot" or "Kid Boots" or "Old Aches & Pains"
- Cuke Barrows, Roland Barrows: "Cuke"
- Bruno Block, James John Blochowicz: "Bruno"
- Ken Boyer: "Cap" or "Captain"
- Smoky Burgess, Forrest Harrill Burgess: "Smoky"
- Iván Calderón: "Ivan The Terrible"
- Norm Cash: "Stormin’ Norman"
- Eddie Cicotte: "Knuckles"
- Rocky Colavito, Rocco Colavito: "Rocky"
- Eddie Collins: "Cocky"
- José Contreras: "Commander"
- Joe Crede: "Clutch Norris"
- Bucky Dent, Russell Earl O’Day: "Bucky" or "Bucky 'Fucking' Dent"
- Octavio Dotel: "Ol' Dirty"
- Richard Dotson: "Dot"
- Brian Downing: "Incredible Hulk"
- Red Faber, Urban Clarence Faber: "Red"
- Carlton Fisk: "Pudge"
- Nellie Fox, Jacob Nelson Fox,: "Nellie", "Little Nel", or "The Mighty Mite"
- Freddy García: "Chief"
- Ralph Garr: "Road Runner"
- Kid Gleason, William Gleason: "Kid"
- Goose Gossage, Richard Michael Gossage: "Goose" or "The White Gorilla"
- Craig Grebeck: "The Little Hurt"
- Orlando Hernández: "El Duque"
- Bo Jackson, Vincent Edward Jackson: "Bo"
- Joe Jackson: "Shoeless Joe"
- Bobby Jenks: "Big Bad Bobby Jenks"
- Lance Johnson: "One Dog"
- Ron Karkovice: “The Officer”
- Ted Kluszewski: "Big Klu"
- Paul Konerko: "Paulie"
- Carlos Lee: "El Caballo"
- Ted Lyons: "Sunday Teddy"
- Nick Madrigal: "Nicky Two Strikes"
- Jack McDowell: "Black Jack"
- Catfish Metkovich, George Michael Metkovich: "Catfish"
- Minnie Miñoso, Saturnino Orestes Armas (Arrieta) Miñoso: "Minnie" or "The Cuban Comet"
- Dave Nicholson, "Big Nick"
- Blue Moon Odom, Johnny Lee Odom: "Blue Moon"
- Magglio Ordóñez: "El Caribe Mayor (The Caribbean Mayor)" or "Mags"
- Tom Paciorek: "Wimpy"
- Donn Pall: "The Pope"
- Herbert Perry: "The Milkman"
- Bubba Phillips, John Melvin Phillips: "Bubba"
- Billy Pierce: "Billy the Kid"
- Scott Podsednik: "Pods"
- Carlos Quentin: "TCQ"
- Tim Raines: "Rock"
- Alexei Ramírez: "The Cuban Missile"
- Ray Schalk: "The Cracker"
- Tom Seaver: "Tom Terrific"
- Bill Skowron: "Moose"
- Moose Solters, Julius Joseph Soltesz: "Moose" or "Lemons"
- Nick Swisher: "Dirty Thirty"
- Frank Thomas: "The Big Hurt"
- Jim Thome: "Big Jimmy" or "Mr. Incredible"
- Javier Vázquez: "The Silent Assassin"
- Robin Ventura: "Batman"
- Dayán Viciedo: "The Tank"
- Ed Walsh: "Big Ed"
- Skeeter Webb, James Laverne Webb: "Skeeter"
- Hoyt Wilhelm: "Old Sarge"
- Walt Williams: "No Neck"
- Taffy Wright, Taft Shedron Wright:: "Taffy"
- Early Wynn: "Gus"+
Cincinnati Reds players nicknames
[edit]- Sparky Anderson, George Anderson (manager, 1970–1978): "Sparky"[67]
- Aristides Aquino (2019–2022): "The Punisher"[2]
- Bronson Arroyo (2000–2013, 2017): "Saturn Nuts", "Smokey", "Tacks", "Dirty", "BroYo" or "Free Love"[2]
- Jeff Brantley (1994–1997): "The Cowboy"[68]
- Tom Browning (1984–1994) "Mr. Perfect"[69]
- Luis Castillo (2017–2022) "La Piedra"[70]
- Sean Casey (1998–2005): "The Mayor"[71]
- Aroldis Chapman (2010–2015): "The Cuban Missile"[72]
- Francisco Cordero (2008–2011): "CoCo"
- Johnny Cueto (2008–2015) "Johnny Beisbol"[73]
- Eric Davis (1984–1991, 1996) "Eric the Red" or "44 Magnum"[74]
- Adam Dunn (2001–2008): "Big Donkey"[75]
- Todd Frazier (2011–2015): "The Toddfather"[76]
- Cesar Geronimo (1972–1980) "The Chief"[77]
- Ken Griffey Jr. (2000–2008) "Junior"[78]
- Ted Kluszewski (1947–1957) "Big Klu"[79]
- Ernie Lombardi (1932–1941) "Schnozz" or "Lumbago"[80]
- Michael Lorenzen (2015–2021) "Mikey Biceps", "Cowboy" or "Zen Master"[81]
- Lee May (1965–1971) "The Big Bopper"[82]
- Joe Nuxhall (1944–1966): "Ol' Lefthander"[83]
- Tony Perez (1964–1976): "Doggie"
- Brandon Phillips (2002–2016): "Dat Dude"[84]
- Frank Robinson (1956–1965) "Robby"[85]
- Ron Robinson (1984–1990) "True Creature"[86]
- Pete Rose (1963–1978, 1984–1986): "Charlie Hustle"[87]
- Chris Sabo (1988–1993, 1996) "Spuds"[88]
- Tom Seaver (1977–1982) "Tom Terrific"[89]
- Joey Votto (2007–2023) "Vottomatic"[90]
- David Weathers (1998–2001): "Stormy Weathers"[citation needed]
- Dmitri Young (1998–2001): "Da Meathook"[91]
Cleveland Indians players nicknames
[edit]- Gary Bell: "Ding" or "Ding Dong"[92]
- Albert Belle: "Joey", "Snapper",[citation needed] "Mr. Freeze",[93]
- Lou Boudreau: "Old Shufflefoot" or "Handsome Lou"[94]
- Bob Feller: "Rapid Robert", "Bullet Bob", "The Heater from Van Meter"
- Mel Harder: "Chief" or "Wimpy"[95]
- Mike Hargrove: "The Human Rain Delay" or "Grover"[96]
- Jim Hegan: "Shanty"[97]
- Willis Hudlin: "Ace" or "Hud"[98]
- Rick Manning: "Archie"[citation needed]
- Sam McDowell: "Sudden Sam"
- Chris Perez: "Pure Rage"[99]
- Al Rosen, Albert Leonard Rosen (1947–1956): "Flip"[100]
- Harry Simpson: "Suitcase"
- Tris Speaker: "The Grey Eagle"
- Andre Thornton: "Thunder"
- Omar Vizquel: "Little O"or "Hands of Silk"[101]
Colorado Rockies players nicknames
[edit]- Ellis Burks, Ellis Rena Burks (1987–2004): "E.B."[102]
- Brian Fuentes, Brian Christopher Fuentes (2001–2012): "T-Rex", "Tito"[103]
- Andrés Galarraga, Andrés Jose Galarraga (1985–2004): "Big Cat"[104] or "Andres The Giant"[citation needed]
- Carlos González (baseball), Carlos Eduardo Gonzalez (2008–present): "CarGo" or "Little Pony"[105]
- Todd Helton, Todd Lynn Helton (1997–2013): "T.L."[106] or "The Toddfather"[107]
- Steve Reed, Steven Vincent Reed (1992–2005): "Father Time"[108]
- Wilin Rosario, Wilin Arismendy Rosario (2011–2015): "Baby Bull"[109]
- Troy Tulowitzki, Troy Trevor Tulowitzki (2006–2015): "Tulo"[110]
- Larry Walker, Larry Kenneth Robert Walker (1989–2005): "Booger" or "The Canadian Clubber"[111]
- Charlie Blackmon, Charles Cobb Blackmon (2011–present): "Charlie" or "Chuck Nazty"[112]
Detroit Tigers player nicknames
[edit]- Sparky Anderson, George Lee Anderson (manager, 1979–1995): "Sparky"[113]
- Skeeter Barnes, William Henry Barnes (infield, outfield, 1983–1994): "Skeeter"[114]
- Miguel Cabrera (2003–present): "Miggy, MC Hammer"
- Ty Cobb (1905–1926): "The Georgia Peach"
- Mark Fidrych (1976–1980): "The Bird"[115]
- Cecil Fielder (1990–1995) "Big Daddy"
- Hank Greenberg (1930, 1933–1941, 1945–1946): "Hammerin Hank", the "Hebrew Hammer"
- José Iglesias (2013–present): "Iggy"
- Aurelio Lopez: (1979–1985): "Señor Smoke"
- Charlie Maxwell: (1955–1962): "Paw Paw"
- James McCann (2015–present): "McCannon"
- Schoolboy Rowe, Lynwood Thomas Rowe (1932–1942): "Schoolboy"
- Alan Trammell (1977–1996): "Tram"
- Lou Whitaker (1977–1995): "Sweet Lou"
- Charlie Gehringer (1924–1942): "The Mechanical Man"
- Lance Parrish (1977–1986): "The Big Wheel"
- Sam Crawford (1903–1917): "Wahoo Sam"
- Paul Trout (1939–1951): "Dizzy"
- Norm Cash (1960–1974): "Stormin' Norman"
- Mickey Cochrane (1934–1937): "Black Mike"
- William Brown (1963–1975): "Gates"
Houston Astros players nicknames
[edit]- Jeff Bagwell: "Bags",[116] "Bagpipes"
- Lance Berkman: "Big Puma" or "Fat Elvis"[citation needed]
- Craig Biggio: "Bidge"[117] or "Killer B"[118]
- Enos Cabell: "Big E"[119]
- José Cruz: "Cheo"[120]
- Carlos Lee: "El Caballo" (The Horse)
- Joe Morgan: "Little Joe"[121]
- Doug Rader: "The Red Rooster",[122] "Rojo" or "Rooster"[123]
- Nolan Ryan: "The Express"
- Bob Watson: "Bull"[124]
- Jimmy Wynn: "The Toy Cannon"[125]
Kansas City Royals players nicknames
[edit]- Willie Aikens, Willie Mays Aikens (1977–1985): "Ack Ack"[126]
- Kevin Appier, Robert Kevin Appier (1989–2004): "Ape"[127]
- Steve Balboni, Stephen Charles Balboni (1981–1993): "Bye Bye" or "Bones"[128]
- Buddy Biancalana, Roland Americo Biancalana (1982–1987): "Buddy"[129]
- George Brett, George Howard Brett (1973–1993): "Mullet"[130]
- Billy Butler, William Raymond Butler Jr. (2007–2014): "Country Breakfast" [131]
- Al Cowens, Alfred Edward Cowens Jr. (1974–1986): "A. C."[132]
- Johnny Damon, Johnny David Damon (1995–2012): "The Caveman", "Judas", or "Johnny Cash" (by Red Sox fans)[citation needed]
- Tom Gordon, Thomas Gordon (1988–2009): "Flash"[133]
- Wally Joyner, Wallace Keith Joyner (1986–2001): "Wally World"[134]
- Ed Kirkpatrick, Edgar Leon Kirkpatrick (1962–1977): "Spanky"[135]
- Buck Martinez, John Albert Martinez (1969–1986): "Buck"[136]
- Roger Nelson, Roger Eugene Nelson (1967–1976): "Spider"[137]
- Amos Otis, Amos Joseph Otis (1967–1984): "A.O."[138] or "Famous Amos"[139]
- Freddie Patek, Frederick Joseph Patek (1968–1981): "The Flea"[140] or "Moochie"[141]
- Marty Pattin, Martin William Pattin (1968–1980): "Bulldog"[142] or "Duck"[143]
- Lou Piniella, Louis Victor Piniella (1964–1984): "Sweet Lou",[144] "Big Lou", or "Skipper"[citation needed]
- Darrell Porter, Darrell Ray Porter (1971–1987): "Double Barrel Darrell"[145]
- Dan Quisenberry, Daniel Raymond Quisenberry (1979–1990): "Quiz"[146] or "Q"
- Joe Randa, Joseph Gregory Randa (1995–2006): "The Joker"[147]
- Bret Saberhagen, Bret William Saberhagen (1984–2001): "Sabes"[148]
- Joakim Soria (2007–present) "The Mexicutioner"[149]
- Paul Splittorff (1970–1984) "Splitt"[150]
- Kurt Stillwell, Kurt Andrew Stillwell (1986–1996): "Opie"[151]
- Jeff Suppan, Jeffrey Scot Suppan (1995–2012): "Soup"[citation needed]
- Mac Suzuki, Makoto Suzuki (1996–2002): "Mac"[152]
- John Wathan, John David Wathan (1976–1985): "Duke"[153]
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim players nicknames
[edit]- Shohei Ohtani (2018–present): "Shotime"[154]
- Sandy Alomar Sr., Santos (Conde) Alomar Sr. (1964–1978): "Iron Pony"[155]
- Garret Anderson, Garret Joseph Anderson (1994– ): "G.A."[156]
- Don Baylor, Don Edward Baylor (1970–1988): "Groove" or "The Sneak Thief"[157]
- Robert Belinsky (1962–1964): "Bo"[158]
- Rod Carew, Rodney Cline Carew (1967–1985): "Sir Rodney"[159]
- Chili Davis, Charles Theodore Davis (1981–1999): "Chili" or "Chili Bowl"[160]
- Gary DiSarcina, Gary Thomas DiSarcina (1989–2000): "DiSar"[161]
- Brian Downing, Brian Jay Downing (1973–1992): "Incredible Hulk"[162]
- Wally Joyner, Wallace Keith Joyner (1986–2001): "Wally World"[134]
- John Lackey, John Derran Lackey (2002– ): "Bender"[163]
- Andy Messersmith, John Alexander Messersmith (1968–1979): "Bluto"[164]
- Lance Parrish, Lance Michael Parrish (1977–1995): "Big Wheel"[165]
- Troy Percival, Troy Eugene Percival (1995– ): "Percy"[citation needed]
- Luis Polonia, Luis Andrew (Almonte) Polonia (1987–2000): "Catch 22"[166] or "Lapa"[citation needed]
- Mickey Rivers, John Milton Rivers (1970–1984): "Mick The Quick", "Gozzlehead",[167] or "Mickey Mouth"[168]
- Lee Thomas, James Leroy Thomas (1961–1968): "Mad Dog"[169]
- Mike Trout, (2011– ): "The Millville Meteor"[170]
- Clyde Wright (1966–1975): "Skeeter"[171]
Los Angeles Dodgers players nicknames
[edit]- Sandy Koufax, "The Left Arm of God", "Dandy Sandy", "Koo-Foo"
- Roy Campanella, "Campy"
- Ron Cey, "The Penguin"
- Don Drysdale, "Big D"
- Leo Durocher, "The Lip"
- Jim Gilliam, "Junior"
- Orel Hershiser, "Bulldog"
- Frank Howard, "Hondo"
- Lou Johnson, "Sweet Lou"
- Don Newcombe, "Newk"
- Alejandro Peña, "Slow"
- Yasiel Puig, "Wild Horse"
- Phil Regan, "The Vulture"
- Fernando Valenzuela, "El Toro"
- Clayton Kershaw, "The Claw", "Kersh"
- Duke Snider, "The Duke", "The Duke of Flatbush", "The Silver Fox"
- John Roseboro, "Rosy", "Gabby"
Milwaukee Brewers players nicknames
[edit]- Ryan Braun, "Brauny"
- Chris Capuano, "Cappuccino"
- Scooter Gennett, "Scooty"
- Skip Lockwood, Claude Edward Lockwood Jr.: "Skip"[172]
- Kirk Nieuwenhuis, "Captain Kirk"
- Travis Shaw, "The Mayor of Ding Dong City"
Minnesota Twins players nicknames
[edit]- Willians Astudillo: "La Tortuga"[173]
- Tom Brunansky: "Bruno"[174]
- Rod Carew: "Sir Rodney"[159]
- Gary Gaetti: "The Rat"[175] or "G-Man"[176]
- Jim Grant: "Mudcat"
- Kent Hrbek: "Herbie"[177]
- Torii Hunter: "Spiderman",[178] "T-Nuts",[179] "Spidey"[citation needed]
- Harmon Killebrew: "Killer"
- Chuck Knoblauch: "Skippy" or "Knobby"[180]
- Tony Oliva: "Tony-O"[181][182]
- Kirby Puckett: "Puck"[183]
- Johan Santana: "Jo-Jo" or "Supernatural" or "Cytana"[citation needed]
- Zoilo Versalles: "Zorro"[180]
- Frank Viola: "Sweet Music"
- Byron Buxton: "Byro"
- Nelson Cruz: "Nellie" or "boomstick"
- Joseph Nathan: "Joe"
- Jose Berrios: "La Makina"
- Josh Donaldson: "The Bringer Of Rain"
- Jorge Polanco: "Chulo"
Montreal Expos players nicknames
[edit]- Gary Carter: "The Kid"
- Andre Dawson: "Hawk"
- Andres Galarraga: "The Big Cat"
- Bill Lee: "Spaceman"
- Tim Raines: "Rock"
- Don Stanhouse: "Stan the Man Unusual"
- Rusty Staub: "Le Grande Orange"
New York Mets players nicknames
[edit]- Pete Alonso: "The Polar Bear"[184]
- Jeff McNeil: "The Squirrel"[185]"The Flying Squirrel"
- Francisco Lindor: "Mr. Smile"[186]
- Edgardo Alfonzo: "Fonzie"[187]
- Wally Backman, Walter Wayne Backman: "Cabbage Patch", "Finster", or "Wally"[188]
- Gary Carter, Gary Edmund Carter (1974–1992): "The Kid"[189]
- Ed Charles: "The Glider"[190]
- Choo-Choo Coleman, Clarence Coleman: "Choo-Choo"
- David Cone: "Coney"[191]
- Duffy Dyer: "Duffy" [192]"Duf"
- Lenny Dykstra: "Nails"[193] or "The Dude"[citation needed]
- Sid Fernandez: "El Sid"[194]
- Dwight Gooden: "Doc" or "Dr. K"[195]
- Matt Harvey "The Real Deal"[196] "The Dark Knight of Gotham"[197]"The Dark Knight"
- Bud Harrelson, Derrel McKinley Harrelson: "Bud"[198] or "Mini-Hawk"[citation needed]"Buddy"
- Keith Hernandez: "Mex"[199]
- Howard Johnson: "HoJo"[200]
- Dave Kingman: "Kong", "Sky", "Big Bird"[201] "King Kong", or "Kong Kingman", or "Sky King"[202]
- Jerry Koosman, Jerome Martin Koosman: "Kooz" or "Jerry"[203]
- Ed Kranepool: "Krane,"[204] "The Krane" or "Easy Ed"[citation needed]"Steady Eddie"
- Dave Magadan: "Mags"[205]
- Steven Matz[206] Iron Matz
- Willie Mays: "The Say-Hey Kid"[207]
- Lee Mazzilli: "The Italian Stallion"[208] or "Maz"[209]
- Kevin McReynolds: "Big Mac"[210]
- Félix Millán, Félix Bernardo (Martinez) Millán: "The Cat"[211]
- John Milner: "The Hammer"[212]
- Mike Pelfrey: "Pelf" or "Big Pelf"[213]
- Mike Piazza: "Pizza Man"[citation needed] The Monster[214]
- Francisco Rodríguez: Frankie or K-Rod
- Nolan Ryan: "The Ryan Express"[215]
- Tom Seaver: "Tom Terrific" or "The Franchise"[216]
- Rusty Staub, Daniel Joseph Staub: "Rusty" or "Le Grand Orange"[217][218]
- John Stearns: "Bad Dude"[219] or "Dude"[220]
- Casey Stengel, Charles Dillon Stengel: "Casey" or "The Old Perfessor"[221]
- Darryl Strawberry: "The Straw Man",[222] "Pulled Muscle Face",[223] "Straw"[citation needed]
- Noah Syndergaard: "Thor"
- Ron Swoboda: "Rocky"[224]
- Marv Throneberry: "Marvelous Marv"
- Billy Wagner: "Billy The Kid",[225] "Wags" or "The Sandman"
- Mookie Wilson: William Hayward Wilson: "The Mookster" or "Mookie"[226]
- Zack Wheeler: The Wheel Deal[226]
- David Wright: "Captain America"
- Anthony Young: 'A.Y."[227]
- Wilmer Flores Walk off Wilmer[228]
New York Yankees nicknames
[edit]- Ron Blomberg: "Boomer"[229]
- Jim Coates: "The Mummy"[230]
- Joe DiMaggio: "Joltin' Joe", "Joe D", "The Yankee Clipper"
- Whitey Ford: "The Chairman of the Board"
- Frankie Crosetti: "Crow"[231]
- Bill Dickey: "The Man Nobody Knows"[232]
- Lou Gehrig: "Buster",[233][234] "The Iron Horse"
- Rich Gossage: "Goose"
- Ron Guidry: "The Louisiana Lightning",[235] "Gator"[236]
- Orlando Hernández: "El Duque"[237]
- Reggie Jackson: "Mr. October"
- Derek Jeter: "The Captain", "Mr. November", "Captain Clutch"
- Mickey Mantle: "The Commerce Comet", "The Mick"
- Didi Gregorius: "Sir Didi"
- Hideki Matsui: "Godzilla"[238]
- Don Mattingly: "Donnie Baseball"[239]
- Thurman Munson: "Tugboat",[240] "Squatty Body",[240] "Squatty",[241] "Pudge",[241] or "The Wall"[240]
- Graig Nettles: "Puff"[242]
- Paul O'Neill: "Paulie", "The Warrior"[243]
- Carl Pavano, "American Idle"[244]
- Willie Randolph: "Little Willie" or "Mickey"[245]
- Phil Rizzuto: "Scooter"
- Alex Rodriguez: "A-Rod"
- Babe Ruth: "The Babe", "Bambino", "The Sultan of Swat"
- Bill Skowron: "Moose"[246]
- Roy White: "Mr. Consistent Yankee"[247]
- Mariano Rivera: "Mo", "Sandman"
- Aaron Judge: "The Judge", "All Rise"[248]
Oakland Athletics players nicknames
[edit]- Sal Bando, Salvatore Leonard Bando (1966–1981): "Captain Sal" or "Sal"[249]
- Bert Campaneris, Dagoberto (Blanco) Campaneris (1964–1983): "Campy"[250]
- José Canseco, José (Capas) Canseco Jr. (1985–2001): "Parkway Joe"[251] or "The Chemist"[citation needed]
- Eric Chavez, Eric César Chávez (1998– ): "Chavy"[252]
- Dennis Eckersley: "Eck"
- Mike Epstein: "Superjew"[253]
- Jason Giambi, Jason Gilbert Giambi: "The Giambino"[254]
- Rickey Henderson: "Man of Steal" or "Style Dog"[255]
- Catfish Hunter, James Augustus Hunter (1965–1979): "Catfish"[256]
- Reggie Jackson, Reginald Martinez Jackson (1967–1987): "Mr. October"[257]
- Mark McGwire, Mark David McGwire (1986–2001): "Big Mac"[258] or "Big Red"
- Blue Moon Odom, Johnny Lee Odom (1964–1976): "Blue Moon"[259]
- Dave Parker: "Cobra"[260]
- Tony Phillips, Keith Anthony Phillips (1982–1999): "Tony" or "Tony The Tiger"[261] (bestowed by Tigers' announcer Ernie Harwell)
- Rubén Sierra: "El Caballo", "El Indio", "Big Rube", or "Ruben Slam-wich"
- Dave Stewart, David Keith Stewart (1978–1995): "Smoke"[262]
- Miguel Tejada, Miguel Odalis (Martinez) Tejada (1997– ): "The Bus"[263] or "Miggy"
- Frank Thomas, Frank Edward Thomas (1990– ): "Big Hurt"[264]
- Billy Williams, Billy Leo Williams (1959–1976): "Sweet Swingin' Billy from Whistler"[265]
Philadelphia Phillies players nicknames
[edit]- Dick Allen, Richard Anthony Allen (1963–1969): "Wampum", "Richie"[266]
- Morrie Arnovich, Morris Arnovich (1936–1940): "Snooker"[267]
- Richie Ashburn, Donald Richard Ashburn (1948–1959): "Whitey"[2]
- Steve Bedrosian, Stephen Wayne Bedrosian (1986–1989): "Bedrock"[12]
- Larry Bowa, Lawrence Robert Bowa (1970–1981): "Gnat"[268]
- Kitty Bransfield, William Edward Bransfield (1898–1911): "Kitty"[269]
- Pat Burrell, Patrick Brian Burrell (2000–2008): "Pat The Bat", "Patty Baseball"[270]
- Putsy Caballero, Ralph Joseph Caballero (1944–1952): "Putsy"[271]
- Steve Carlton, Steven Norman Carlton (1972–1986): "Lefty"
- Pearce Chiles, Pearce Nuget Chiles (1899–1900): "What's The Use"[272]
- Gavvy Cravath, Clifford Carlton Cravath (1908–1920): "Cactus Gavvy",[273] "Cactus"[274]
- Clay Dalrymple, Clayton Errol Dalrymple (1960–1971): "Dimples"[275]
- Darren Daulton Darren Arthur Daulton (1983–1997): "Dutch"[276]
- Spud Davis, Virgil Lawrence Davis (1928–1945): "Spud"[277]
- Mickey Doolan, Michael Joseph Doolan (1905–1918): "Doc", "Mickey"
- Red Dooin, Charles Sebastian Dooin (1902–1916): "Red"[278]
- Lenny Dykstra, Leonard Kyle Dykstra (1989–1996): "Nails", "Dude"[279]
- Bob Ferguson, Robert Vavasour Ferguson (1871–1884): "Death to Flying Things"[280]
- Chick Fraser, Charles Carrolton Fraser (1896–1909): "Chick"[281]
- Tom Gordon, Thomas Flynn Gordon (2006–2008): "Flash"
- Roy Halladay, Harry Leroy Halladay (2010–2013): "Doc"
- Granny Hamner, Granville Wilbur Hamner: "Granny", or "Ham"[282]
- Von Hayes, Von Francis Hayes (1981–1992): "Purple Hayes", "Five-for-One", "Old 5–4–1"[283]
- Ryan Howard, Ryan James Howard (2004–2016): "The Big Piece"
- Pete Incaviglia, Peter Joseph Incaviglia (1993–1994): "Inky"[284]
- Willie Jones, Willie Edward Jones (1947–1959): "Puddin' Head"[285]
- Otto Knabe, Franz Otto Knabe (1905–1916): "Dutch"[286]
- Brad Lidge, Brad Thomas Lidge (2008–2011): "Lights out Lidge"
- Mike Lieberthal, Michael Scott Lieberthal (1994– ): "Lieby"[287]
- Stan Lopata, Stanley Edward Lopata (1948–1960): "Stash"[288]
- Greg Luzinski, Gregory Michael Luzinski (1970–1980): "The Bull"[289]
- Garry Maddox, Garry Lee Maddox (1975–1986): "The Secretary of Defense"[290]
- Gary Matthews, Gary Nathaniel Mathews (1981–1983): "Sarge"
- Jose Mesa, José Ramón Nova Mesa (2001–2003): "Joe Table"
- Bake McBride, Arnold Ray McBride (1977–1981): "Bake", "Shake and Bake"
- Mickey Morandini, Michael Robert Morandini (1990–2000): "Dandy Little Glove Man"[citation needed]
- Sam Nahem (1942, 1948): "Subway Sam"[291]
- Dode Paskert, George Henry Paskert: "Dode", "Honey Boy"[292]
- Jimmy Rollins, James Calvin Rollins (2000–2015): "J-Roll", "Wishlist",[293]
- Carlos Ruiz, Carlos Joaquín Ruiz (2006–2016): "Chooch"
- Juan Samuel, Juan Milton Samuel (1983–1989): "Sammy"[294]
- Curt Schilling, Curtis Montague Schilling (1992–2000): "Schill"[295]
- Mike Schmidt, Michael Jack Schmidt (1972–1989): "Schmiddy", "Iron Mike"[296]
- Lonnie Smith, Lonnie Smith (1978–1981): "Skates"
- Dick Stuart, Richard Lee Stuart (1965): "Dr. Strangeglove"[297][298][299]
- John Titus, John Franklin Titus (1903–1912): "Silent John"[300]
- Chase Utley, Chase Cameron Utley (2013–2015): "The Man"
- Shane Victorino, Shane Patrick Victorino (2005–2012): "The Flyin' Hawaiian"
- Pinky Whitney, Arthur Carter Whitney (1928–1939): "Pinky"[301]
- Cy Williams, Fred Williams: "Cy"[302]
- Luke Williams (2021): "Captain America"[303]
- Mitch Williams (1991–1993): "Wild Thing"[citation needed]
- Jimmie Wilson, James Wilson (1923–1940): "Ace"[304]
- Vance Worley, Vance Richard Worley (2010–2012): "Vanimal"
- 1950 Philadelphia Phillies: "Whiz Kids"[305]
- 1983 Philadelphia Phillies: "Wheez Kids"
- 1993 Philadelphia Phillies: "Macho Row"
Pittsburgh Pirates players nicknames
[edit]- Honus Wagner (1900–1917) "The Flying Dutchman"
- Paul Waner (1926–1940) "Big Poison"
- Lloyd Waner (1927–1941) "Little Poison"
- Elroy Face (1953, 1955–1968) "The Bullpen Baron"
- Bill Mazeroski (1956–1972) "Maz"
- Willie Stargell (1962–1982) "Pops"
- Dave Parker (1973–1983) "The Cobra"
- Bill Madlock (1979–1985) "Mad Dog"
- Andrew McCutchen (2009–2017) "Cutch"
- Pedro Alvarez (2010–2015) "The Big Bull" or "El Toro"
- Josh Harrison (2011–2018) "J-Hay"
- Jeff Locke (2011–2016) "Robin"
- Michael McKenry (2011–2013) "The Fort"
- A. J. Burnett (2012–2013, 2015) "Batman"
- Travis Snider (2012–2014, 2015) "Lunchbox"
- Francisco Liriano (2013–2016, 2019) "Frankie"
- Mark Melancon (2013–2016) "Mark the Shark"
- Gregory Polanco (2014–2021) "El Coffee"
- Kyle Lobstein (2016) "The Lobster"
- Felipe Vázquez (2016–2019) "Nightmare"
- John Nogowski (2021) "The Big Nogowski"
St. Louis Cardinals players nicknames
[edit]- Harrison Bader: "Tots"
- Daniel Descalso: "Dirty Dan", "Disco Dan"
- Tommy Edman: "Tommy Triples"
- Jim Edmonds: "Jimmy Ballgame", "Jimmy Baseball"
- Jack Flaherty: "JFlare", "Flare"
- Dexter Fowler: "Sexy Dexy"
- Bob Gibson: "Hoot", "Gibby"
- Jim Galloway: "Bad News"[306]
- Al Hrabosky: "The Mad Hungarian"
- Jason Isringhausen: "Izzy"
- Pepper Martin: "Wild Horse of the Osage"
- Joe Medwick: "Ducky"
- Wilmer Mizell: "Vinegar Bend"
- Yadier Molina: "Yadi"
- Stan Musial: "Stan the Man"
- José Oquendo: "The Secret Weapon"
- Albert Pujols: "The Machine"
- Ken Reitz: "Zamboni"[307]
- Skip Schumaker: "Schu" or "Skip"[308]
- Enos Slaughter: "Country"
- Ozzie Smith: "The Wizard"
- Adam Wainwright: "Waino"
San Diego Padres players nicknames
[edit]- Steve Garvey, (1969–1987): "Mr. Clean"[309] or "Senator"[310]
- Dave Winfield, (1973–1995): "The Wave" or "Winnie"[311]
- Garry Templeton, (1976–1991): "Jump Steady"[312][313]
- Terry Kennedy, (1978–1991): "Orville Moody"[314]
- Doug Gwosdz, (1981–1984): "Eyechart"[315]
- Tony Gwynn, (1982–2001): "Mr. Padre" and "Captain Video"[316]
- Kevin McReynolds, (1983–1994): "Big Mac"[210]
- John Kruk, (1986–1995): "Krukker"[317]
- Andy Benes, (1989–2002): "Rainman"[318]
- Fred McGriff, (1991–1993): "Crime Dog"[319]
- Ryan Klesko, (1992–2007): "Rhino"[28]
- Trevor Hoffman, (1993–2010): "Hoffy"[320]
- Bip Roberts, (1994-1995): "Bip"[210]
- Fernando Tatis Jr., (2019-present): "El Niño"[321]
- Jake Cronenworth, (2020-Present): "Crone Zone"[322]
- Luis Arraez, (2024-Present): "La Regadera" [323]
San Francisco Giants players nicknames
[edit]- Christy Mathewson (1900–1916): "Big Six," "The Christian Gentleman," "The Gentleman's Hurler"
- Harry Danning (1938–1941): "Harry the Horse"[324]
- Sal Maglie (1945–1955): "The Barber"
- Willie Mays (1951–1972): "The Say Hey Kid"
- Orlando Cepeda (1958–1966): "Peruchin," "Baby Bull"
- Willie McCovey (1959–1973): "Stretch"
- John Montefusco (1974–1980): "The Count"[325]
- Jeffrey Leonard (1977–1990): "Penitentiary Face,"[326] "HacMan," "Hackman"
- Will Clark (1986–1993): "Will The Thrill"
- Kirk Rueter (1996–2005): "Woody"
- Tim Lincecum (2007–2015): "The Freak"
- Pablo Sandoval (2008–2014): "Panda"
- Madison Bumgarner (2009–2019): "Mad Bum"
- Buster Posey (2009–2021): "Buster"
- Pat Burrell (2010–2011): "Pat The Bat," "Patty Baseball"[270]
- Cody Ross (2010–2011): "Ross The Boss"
- Javier Lopez (2010–2016): "Night Train"
- Brandon Belt (2011–Present): "Baby Giraffe"
- Gregor Blanco (2012–2016, 2018): "White Shark"
Seattle Mariners players nicknames
[edit]- Alex Rodriguez: "A-Rod"
- Jay Buhner: "Bone"[327]
- Julio Cruz: "Juice"[328]
- Ken Griffey Jr.: "The Kid" and "Junior"[329]
- Félix Hernández: "King Felix"[330]
- Dave Henderson: "Hendu"[331]
- Randy Johnson: "Big Unit"[332]
- Edgar Martínez: "Gar" / "Papi"
- James Paxton: "Big Maple"
- Cal Raleigh: "Big Dumper"[333]
- Michael Saunders: "The Condor"[334]
- Kyle Seager: "Corey's Brother"
- Mike Zunino: "Sasquatch"
Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays player Nicknames
[edit]- Fred McGriff (1998–2001): "Crime Dog"[32]
- Aubrey Huff (2000–2006): "Huff Daddy"[335]
- Kevin Kiermaier (2013–present): "The Outlaw"[336]
- Brandon Lowe (2018–present): "Dawg" / "Big Dawg" / "Bamm-Bamm"[337][336]
- Mike Zunino (2020–present): "Z" / "Big Z"[338]
- Randy Arozarena, Randy Arozarena González (2020–present): "Caballo"[339]
- Shane McClanahan (2020–present): "Sugar Shane"[340]
- Brett Phillips (2020–present): "Maverick" / "The American Shohei Ohtani"[341][342][343][344]
- Wander Franco (2021–present): "El Patrón"[345]
- Nelson Cruz (2021): "Boomstick"[346] or Nelly"[347]
Texas Rangers players nicknames
[edit]- Hanser Alberto, Hanser Joel (Pena) Alberto: "Radio"[348]
- Antonio Alfonseca, Antonio Alfonseca: "El Pulpo (The Octopus)"[349]
- Elvis Andrus, Elvis Augusto Andrus Torres: "Tiny E"[350]
- Len Barker, Leonard Harold Barker: "Large Lenny"[351]
- Larvell Blanks, Larvell Blanks: "Sugar Bear"[352]
- Hank Blalock, Hank Joe Blalock: "Hank the Tank"[353]
- Jerry Browne, Jerome Austin Browne: "The Governor"[354]
- Steve Buechele, Steven Bernard Buechele: "Boo"[355]
- Will Clark, William Nuschler Clark: "The Thrill"[356]
- Francisco Cordero, Francisco Javier Cordero: "Coco"[357]
- Nelson Cruz, Nelson Ramon (Martinez) Cruz: "Boomstick"[346] or Nelly"[347]
- Danny Darwin, Daniel Wayne Darwin: "Bonham Bullet or Doctor Death"[346]
- Chris Davis: Christopher Lyn Davis: "Crush"[45]
- Delino DeShields Jr., Delino Diaab DeShields Jr.: "Snacks"[358]
- Prince Fielder, Prince Semien Fielder: "Uncle Phil"[359]
- Jeff Francoeur, Jeffrey Braden Francoeur: "Frenchy"[360]
- Craig Gentry, Craig Alan Gentry: "Kitten Face"[361]
- Juan González, Juan Alberto (Vazquez) Gonzalez: "Señor Octubre"[362]
- Rusty Greer, Thurman Clyde Greer: "The Red Baron"[363]
- Cole Hamels, Colbert Michael Hamels: "Hollywood"[364]
- Bill Hands, William Alfred Hands: "Froggy"[365]
- Mike Hargrove, Dudley Michael Hargrove: "The Human Rain Delay"[366]
- Tom Henke, Thomas Anthony Henke: "Terminator"[367]
- Derek Holland, Derek Lane Holland: "The Dutch Oven"[368]
- Frank Howard, Frank Oliver Howard: "Hondo" or "The Capital Punisher"[369]
- Pete Incaviglia, Peter Joseph Incaviglia: "Inky"[284]
- Fergie Jenkins, Ferguson Arthur Jenkins: "Fly"[370]
- Jim Kern, James Lester Kern: "Amazing Emu"[357]
- Colby Lewis, Colby Preston Lewis: "Cobra"[371]
- Nomar Mazara, Nomar Shamir (Jiminian) Mazara: "The Big Chill"[372]
- Kevin Mench, Kevin Ford Mench: "Shrek"[373]
- Mario Mendoza, Mario (Aizpuru) Mendoza: "Manos de Seda (Satin Hands)"[374]
- Dale Mohorcic, Dale Robert Mohorcic: "The Horse"[357]
- Rougned Odor, Rougned Roberto Odor: "Stinky" or "Roogie"[375]
- Al Oliver, Albert Oliver: "Scoop"[376]
- Tom Paciorek, Thomas Marian Paciorek: "Wimpy"[377]
- Dave Rajsich, David Christopher Rajsich: "The Blade"[378]
- Mickey Rivers, John Milton Rivers: "Mick the Quick"[379]
- Iván Rodríguez, Iván Rodríguez Torres: "Pudge"[380]
- Kenny Rogers, Kenneth Scott Rogers: "The Gambler"[381]
- Robbie Ross Jr., Robert Charles Ross: "The Lawnmower"[382]
- Ruben Sierra, Ruben Angel (Garcia) Sierra: "El Caballo"[383]
- Don Slaught, Donald Martin Slaught: "Sluggo"[384]
- Don Stanhouse, Donald Joseph Stanhouse: "Stan the Man Unusual"[385]
- Dave Stewart, David Keith Stewart: "Smoke"[386]
- Mickey Tettleton, Mickey Lee Tettleton: "Froot Loops"[387]
- César Tovar, César Leonardo Tovar: "Pepito"[388]
- Ugueth Urbina, Ugueth Urtain (Villarreal) Urbina: "Oogie"[389]
- Mitch Williams, Mitchell Steven Williams: "Wild Thing"[390]
Toronto Blue Jays players nicknames
[edit]- José Bautista, José Antonio Bautista Santos: "Joey Bats"[391]
- Josh Donaldson: "Bringer of Rain"
- Kevin Pillar (2013–2019): "Superman"[392]
- David Wells: "Boomer"
Washington Nationals players nicknames
[edit]- Mike Epstein, "Super Jew"[393]
- Gio González, "Nat Gio"
- Bryce Harper,[394] "Bam Bam" and "Mondo"
- Max Scherzer, "Mad Max"
- Anthony Rendon, "Lowrider", "Tony", "Ant", "Rendy", "Tone" or "Tony Two Bags"[395]
- Juan Soto, "Childish Bambino"
- Stephen Strasburg, "Soul Crusher"
- Ryan Zimmerman, "Mr. National" or "Zim"
Managers, coaches, etc. nicknames
[edit]- Buck O'Neil, John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil (Negro leagues, Cubs manager): "Nancy"[396]
- Antonio María Garcia, El Inglés (The Englishman), Cuban League 1880s[397]
See also
[edit]- Nicknames: Sports clubs and their nicknames
- Lists of nicknames – nickname list articles on Wikipedia
- List of athletes by nickname
- List of nicknames in basketball
- List of NFL nicknames
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[edit]- Gmelch, George, "What's in a Baseball Nickname", NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture Volume 14, Number 2, Spring 2006, pp. 129–132.
- Baseball Nicknames: A Dictionary of Origins and Meanings, by James K. Skipper, McFarland & Company, 1992, ISBN 0-89950-684-4
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